Varsity Tomahawks reach Super Bowl
TYF wins conference championship over Southwest, reaches first GEYF league final since 2002
By Gary Childress
Tehachapi Tomahawks Reporter
Photos by Stacy Ziegler

While still basking in the glow of the Warriors recent victory against league rival Taft, the Varsity Tehachapi Youth Football team sweetened the pot even more after a pair of thrilling playoff wins, defeating the Farest Titans 28-0 and winning the conference championship with a victory over the Southwest Mustangs, 36-26.

By claiming the two victories, the Tomahawks (9-1) earned the right to complete for the Golden Empire Youth Football (GEYF) Super Bowl in the varsity division against the Farwest Freedom (10-0) falling in a hard fought 18-16 defeat.

The Tomahawk win over Southwest had high drama, with Tehachapi shutting out Southwest 13-0 in the regular season along with the 62-point shootout that ended conference win.

Southwest has been the perennial power in the GEYF southern conference since their inception in 1998, registering seven conference championships in 11 years.

The last time Tehachapi won a GEYF conference championship was 2002, when the junior varsity Tomahawks took both the conference and overall league titles.

Also, for the first time in seven years, all four levels of Tehachapi Youth Football earned a playoff berth in the GEYF, with each team entering the playoffs with at least a no.4 seed.

Congratulations on a great season Tomahawks!